CC Madhya 17.165

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 17.164 - Madhya-līlā 17.166

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 165

‘ārya, sarala, tumi—vṛddha brāhmaṇa

kāhāṅ haite pāile tumi ei prema-dhana?’

SYNONYMS

ārya — advanced in devotional service; sarala — simple; tumi — you; vṛddha brāhmaṇa — elderly brāhmaṇa; kāhāṅ haite — from where; pāile tumi — did you obtain; ei — this; prema-dhana — transcendental opulence of ecstatic love.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, "You are an elderly brāhmaṇa, you are sincere, and you are advanced in spiritual life. Wherefrom have you gotten this transcendental opulence of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa?"

Madhya-līlā 17.164 - Madhya-līlā 17.166